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06 Sept 2025

Well-known Kilkenny person appears on popular RTE radio show

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Well-known Kilkenny person appears on popular RTE radio show

The Marble City Music Festival Christmas Edition returns to St Mary's Cathedral in Kilkenny City from Thursday, November 28 to Sunday, December 1 with performances from local musician Patrick Rafter and many more...

Ahead of the concerts, Rafter sat down with RTE broadcaster Marty Whelan on his Lyric FM breakfast show.

See Kilkenny Concert Details Below:

Thursday, November 28: - Ailbhe McDonagh and Patrick Rafter will perform an evening of solo Bach including Bach Suite 1 and the Chaconne.

- Friday, November, 29: Chamber Orchestra (Camerata Rosa Musica), clarinettist Michel Lethiec and Patrick Rafter, will perform an epic evening of chamber music.

- Saturday, 30 November: Fiachra Garvey and I launch and perform our debut album launch with Label Rubicon Classics. 

- Sunday, December 1: A Family Christmas - with Claudia Boyle, the Rafter Family, the Kilkenny Choir and Patrick Rafter featuring; Home Alone, The Snowman on the programme.

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